Cox: U.S. deserves better than sequestration

1:00 PM,
Jul. 8, 2013

Written by

? Charles D. Cox

According to their Web site, the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is committed to "providing a quality citizenship, character, and leadership development program, while fostering partnerships with communities and educational institutions."

So when I read that sequestration - nationwide, automatic spending cuts and the embodiment of Washington, D.C., dysfunction - was the root of cuts in Bossier's JROTC program, I was saddened for the instructors, their families and perhaps most importantly, the children. ...